City Paper: The D.C. Region Doesn’t Have Full-Time Food Critics of Color. Why That Matters.
“Diversity comes with great planning. It doesn’t happen because we sit back and wish and hope.”
Press Release: City Can Eliminate All Deferred Maintenance By 2028
Monday, November 4, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: David Umansky
The District has a long-range capital financial plan to fund all capital asset needs and eliminate all deferred maintenance in less than ten years. !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Press Release: Thousands of District High School Seniors Expected to Participate in DC College…
News Release — DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education
November 4, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT Fred Lewis (OSSE)
OSSE partners with area colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities to waive application fees for DC!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Washingtonian: The Mysterious Delays at Jeff Bezos’s DC Mansion
The father of Amazon Prime is doing the city's most-watched build-out. Why isn't it done?
DCist: Proposed Metro Budget Would Reinstate Late Night Hours, Hike Up Peak Fares
A new proposed Metro budget from General Manager Paul Wiedefeld would (mostly) restore late night hours to the system, the Washington Post reports. It would also increase peak fares on the rail system, introduce a flat $2 fare on weekends,!-->…
Washington Business Journal: Howard University floats concept to move its hospital
Howard University Hospital could be moving.
UrbanTurf: Development Team Selected for 4.3 Million Square Feet at Old Soldiers’ Home
Nearly 18 months ago, the General Services Administration (GSA) released a request for proposals (RFP) to kick off another attempt to redevelop part of the 272-acre Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) campus off North Capitol Street.
Washington Post: Metro GM Wiedefeld’s proposed budget includes a fare increase — and later hours
Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld’s proposed budget for the coming fiscal year would increase peak fares, offer a flat weekend fare and expand late-night service for the first time since a 2016 moratorium.
New York Times: She’s Putting Her Mark on the Kennedy Center
Deborah F. Rutter built a major expansion at Washington’s venerable arts complex. Now she wants more people to come.
Washington Post: ‘My 82-year-old bones hurt’: Jane Fonda spent the night in jail to protest U.S.…
One of the first things Hollywood star Jane Fonda did in jail was give up her red coat.
WTOP: ‘We are the District of Champions’: Thousands pack DC for Nationals celebration
Decked out in signature red, curly Ws and, yes, shark fins, thousands of fans streamed to downtown D.C. to give the Washington Nationals a jubilant hero’s welcome after their 2019 World Series win.
WAMU: In Photos: Thousands Celebrate Nationals Championship Parade In Downtown D.C.
Thousands of fans converged in downtown D.C. on Saturday to celebrate the Nationals’ first-ever World Series title in franchise history.
Washington Post: Amtrak aspires to a 2-hour D.C.-N.Y. trip, but it’s going to take a lot more than…
Amtrak’s new nonstop Acela service between Washington and New York was billed as the start of an era of faster and more efficient passenger service in the Northeast.
Washington Post Editorial Board: A victory for free speech on the Mall
THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE has withdrawn a proposal that would have imposed onerous restrictions on protests on the Mall and other federal land in Washington. This represents a full retreat by the Trump administration and, more important, a!-->…
Theresa Vargas in The Post: Six years ago, he walked into a homeless center seeking a hot meal. Now,…
On his first day of homelessness, Reggie Cox attended a goodbye party for his sister, and said nothing about his circumstances.
WTOP: DC officials prep for a party: Nationals’ World Series victory parade expected to draw…
D.C.’s victory parade and rally for the World Series champion Washington Nationals is expected to draw tens of thousands of fans downtown. The city says it will be ready and wants fans to be, too.
Washington Post: Report cites repeated failures in inspecting rowhouse before deadly fire in…
A D.C. regulatory agency never created a file or properly acted on a complaint of dangerous conditions at an illegal rooming house on Kennedy Street in Northwest Washington and stopped pursuing the case two days before a fire killed two!-->…
Bisnow: Madison Marquette, Urban Atlantic Win Bid For 4.3M SF Armed Forces Retirement Home Project
A development team has been selected for one of the largest projects planned in the District.
Washington Business Journal: Sneak peek: Inside the National Children’s Museum
The National Children's Museum was originally supposed to open Friday, and although that's been put on hold until later this year, the museum is still giving people a chance to see some of what's inside.
Capital News Service: Six things riders might like to know from Metro’s update to Congress
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s recent update to Congress contained a half-dozen takeaways for commuters and visitors who ride the Metro rail system in the national capital region.